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JAN 2 1908 

Oiwittflti entry 

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COPY B. 



A Trip Over the Crookedest Railroad in the World. Mt. Tamalpais. 

Mount Tamalpais. California. 2592 feet in height, stands guard at the entrance to San Francisco 
bay. The trip from San Francisco to the summit is made in about two hours. Leaving the Union 
Ferry Depot, the ferry boat skirts the wharves of the metropolis affording an excellent view of the 
shipping and the many points of interest such as Telegraph Hill, with its houses clinging to the edge 
of precipitous cliffs. Fort Mason and the Presidio, with its military aspect, the ('.olden Gate. Alcatraz 
Island with its military prison and fortifications. Angel Island. Ume Point and the Government Res- 
ervations to the right, where on the bluffs above are seen the mammoth disappearing guns of the 
coast defense. Arriving at Sausalito the picturesque city built upon the hillside, change is made to 
a third rail electric railroad, the first of its kind in the state. A six mile trip along the shores of 
Richardson's bay brings the traveler to Mill Valley at the foot of Tamalpais where change is made to 
the observation cars of the Tamalpais Scenic Railroad. The trip up the mountain is now commenced. 
The train enters a forest of redwood trees for which California is famous, winding its tortuous way np 
the Blithedale canyon, swinging 'back across the face of the mountain, leaving below the towering 
redwood trees and wooded canyons and affording magnificent views of the surrounding country. 
There are 281 curves in a distance of eight and one-fifth miles. The longest piece of straight track is 
413 feet. At the Double Bow Knot the track parallels itself five times in a distance of 300 feet. The 
average grade is 5 per cent, the maximum 7 per cent. The Tavern of Tamalpais is situated near the 
summit in a sheltered nook and is open all the year. From the top of Tamalpais a vast panorama is 
seen. 'Plie Sierra Nevada mountains. 155 miles distant. Mt. Hamilton to the South. Mt. Diablo to the 
Fast. Mt. St. Helena with its gray volcanic cone 56 miles to the North, while at one's feet lie the great 
metropolis, the cities about the bay, the Pacific Ocean, the Farallones and other points of interest. 




LEAVING UNION FERRY DEPOT SAN FRANCISCO ON THE TRIP TO MT. TAMALPAIS 




ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THE GOLDEN GATE IN THE DISTANCE 




PASSING ALCATRAZ ISLAND. UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON 




LOOKING TOWARD MT. TAMALPAIS FROM THE BAY OFF SAUSALITO 




THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ENGINE, SHOWING PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION 




MT. TAMALPAIS A3 SEEN FROM PICTURESQUE MILL VALLEY 




THROUGH THE REDWOOD GROVES OF SLITHEDALE CANYON AFTER LEAVING MILL VALLEY 




MAKING ALMOST A COMPLETE CIRCLE ON THE CROOKEDEST RAILROAD IN THE WORLD 




FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE BAY AFTER LEAVING BLITHEDALE CANYON 




CROSSING A TRESTLE ON THE TORTUOUS ROUTE TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN 




THE FAMOUS DOUBLE BOW KNOT, THE "CROOKEDEST" PART CF THE ROAD 




TAVERN OF TAMALPAIS 



SUMMIT OF MT. TAMALPAIS 



POINT RICHMON 

PANORAMA FROM THE 




MT DIABLO 

OF MT. TAMALPAIS 



SAN rRANCISCO BAY 



DOUBLE BOW KNOT 



PACIFIC OCEAN 




LOOKING FROM THE SUMMIT OF MT. TAMALPAIS TOWARD SAN QUENTIN 




THE OLD WOMAN'S HEAD. A PROFILE ROCK FOUND NEAR THE TAVERN OF TAMALPAIS 




VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT SHOWING THE DOUBLE BOW KNOT ON THE MOUNTAIN 




THE SUMMIT OF MT. TAMALPAIS AS SEEN FROM BOLINAS RIDGE 




FACIAL ROCK FOUND ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF MT. TAMALPAIS BELOW THE SUMMIT 




VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN LOOKING TOWARD SAN FRANCISCO 




LOOKING TOWARD LAKE LAGUNITAS FROM THE TOP OF TAMALPAIS 




THE SUMMIT OF MT. TAMALPAIS. 2592 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SEA 




LOOKING TOWARD SAN RAFAEL AND THE NORTH FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP 




THE DYING DAY AS SEEN FROM THE TAVERN OF TAMALPA.S ON THE SUMMIT 




LEAVING THE TAVERN OF TAMALPAIS FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO 



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